2 arrested after 4-year-old boy shot in leg in South Bend
Two people were arrested Tuesday after a 4-year-old boy shot in one of his lower legs, South Bend police said.
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Gary woman resentenced to 41 years in 2 kids’ fire deaths
A Gary woman whose 51-year sentence was thrown out in an apartment fire that killed two of her children after she left them and a sibling home alone has been resentenced to 41 years in prison.
Biden lifts abortion referral ban on family planning clinics
The Biden administration reversed a ban on abortion referrals by family planning clinics, lifting a Trump-era restriction as political and legal battles over abortion grow sharper from Texas to the U.S. Supreme Court.
High court rejects lawsuit over canceled Pentagon contract
The Supreme Court on Monday said it would not get involved in a lawsuit over a disputed Pentagon cloud computing contract, a decision that follows the contract’s cancellation earlier this year.
Court rejects DC residents’ bid for voting representation
The Supreme Court on Monday affirmed a lower court ruling that said District of Columbia residents are not entitled to voting representation in the House of Representatives.
7 passengers, including 2 Hoosiers, on derailed train sue Amtrak, BNSF Railway
An Illinois law firm filed lawsuits Monday against Amtrak and BNSF Railway on behalf of seven passengers, including an Indiana couple, who were on an Amtrak train when it derailed in north-central Montana late last month, killing three and injuring dozens of others.
Indiana governor signs GOP’s contentious redistricting plan
Indiana’s governor gave his approval Monday to the Republican redrawing of the state’s congressional and legislative districts that will be used in elections for the next decade.
Hammond man gets 150 years in killings of woman, teen son
A northwest Indiana man has been sentenced to 150 years in prison for the slayings of a Gary woman and her 13-year-old son, who were fatally shot in their home during a 2019 robbery.
Man sentenced to prison for string of arsons in Indianapolis
A man has been sentenced to prison for a string of arsons over a number of years in Indianapolis. David Bradshaw will serve 32 years in the Indiana Department of Correction as part of a 40-year total sentence, the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office said.
What’s old is new again: Justices back at court for new term
The Supreme Court is beginning a momentous new term with a return to familiar surroundings, the mahogany and marble courtroom that the justices abandoned more than 18 months ago because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Trump asks US judge to force Twitter to restore his account
Former President Donald Trump has asked a federal judge in Florida to force Twitter to restore his account, which the company suspended in January following the deadly storming of the U.S. Capitol.
Judge questions whether Jan. 6 rioters are treated unfairly
Rejecting the recommendation of prosecutors, a federal judge sentenced a Jan. 6 rioter to probation on Friday and suggested that the Justice Department was being too hard on those who broke into the Capitol compared to the people arrested during anti-racism protests following George Floyd’s murder.
Pharmacies face 1st trial over role in opioid crisis
In a bellwether federal trial starting Monday in Cleveland, Ohio’s Lake and Trumbull counties will try to convince a jury that retail pharmacy companies played an outsized role in creating a public nuisance in the way they dispensed pain medication into their communities.
Boy, 14, arrested after leading police on Evansville vehicle chase
A 14-year-old boy has been arrested after leading state police on a vehicle chase in southern Indiana.
Gary man gets 30 years in slaying of NW Indiana teen selling Xbox
A man who pleaded guilty to fatally shooting a northwest Indiana teenager who was trying to sell an Xbox has been sentenced to 30 years in prison.
Justice Kavanaugh tests positive for COVID, has no symptoms
The Supreme Court says Justice Brett Kavanaugh has tested positive for COVID-19.
High court adds 5 cases, including one brought by Ted Cruz
The Supreme Court on Thursday added five new cases to its calendar for the term that begins next week, among them a challenge to federal election law brought by Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas.
Biden signs bill to avert partial government shutdown
With only hours to spare, President Joe Biden signed legislation to avoid a partial federal shutdown and keep the government funded through Dec. 3. Congress had passed the bill earlier Thursday.
Kokomo man gets no jail time in crash that killed girl, 10
A Kokomo man who pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of a 2018 crash that fatally injured a 10-year-old girl has been sentenced to work release and in-home detention.
High court could add more contentious cases to busy lineup
The Supreme Court term that begins next week is already full of contentious cases, including fights over abortion and guns. But the justices still have a lot of blank space on their calendar, with four more months of arguments left to fill.